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1
Q

What English helping verbs translate the imperfect tense?

A

were, was

2
Q

The two basic parts of a sentence are the ___________ and the ____________.

A

… subject … predicate

3
Q

The subject is __________________________

A

WHO or WHAT the sentence is about

4
Q

The predicate tells _______________________

A

what the subject IS or DOES

5
Q

What is Sentence Pattern #1?

A

subject + verb

6
Q

What English helping verb translates the Latin future tense?

A

will

7
Q

The three tenses that make up the present system are ___________ ___________ ____________

A

present, imperfect, future

8
Q

The present system is built on the ___________ stem

A

present

9
Q

What are the principal parts?How many are there?

A

The FORMS THAT PROVIDE THE STEMS NEEDED to conjugate a verb in all its tenses. There are usually FOUR principal parts.

10
Q

What is the name of the 2nd principal part?

A

infinitive

11
Q

The infinitive ending for all 1st Conjugation verbs is ____

A

-are

12
Q

How do you find the present stem?

A

Drop -re from the infinitive.

13
Q

The English infinitive is written with the particle _________ before the verb.

A

to

14
Q

The to be verb shows ____________, not __________________.

A

… existence… action

15
Q

Give the English forms of the “to be” verb.

A

am, is, are, was, were, be, being, been

16
Q

Give the regular endings for the principal parts of 1st Conjugation verbs.

A

-o -are -avi -atus

17
Q

What is Sentence Pattern #2?

A

subject + verb + direct object

18
Q

Something that completes the action of the verb is a _____________

A

complement

19
Q

What is the first complement in this text?

A

the complementary infinitive

20
Q

In Latin grammar, “perfect” means _____________

A

finished

21
Q

The perfect tense describes what kind of action?

A

a one-time action completed in the past

22
Q

The perfect tense is built on the __________ stem.

A

perfect

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